MisconceptionObserved in bank
Contributory Negligence Not A Defense In Strict Liability
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
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Example wrong choices
15238_church-fireworks-timothy · TORTS · Choice Cprevail, because Timothy acted reasonably to retrieve his dog from a dangerous area.
Why it's attractive
Sympathetic motivation does not equal legally reasonable conduct.
Why it's wrong
Sympathetic motivation does not equal legally reasonable conduct.
15238_church-fireworks-timothy · TORTS · Choice Dnot prevail, because Paul took reasonable precautions by erecting barriers and posting warning signs.
Why it's attractive
Right outcome, wrong reason. In strict liability, defendant's precautions don't matter.
Why it's wrong
Right outcome, wrong reason. In strict liability, defendant's precautions don't matter.
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